Hundreds of Hispanic‑serving institutions and other minority‑serving colleges are losing federal program funding after the administration canceled more than $350 million in grants tied to MSI designations, officials and campus leaders say. California State University, Chico told campus leaders it will lose about $3 million from programs that funded undergraduate research and student support. University presidents and HSI advocates said programs that supported research stipends, lab equipment and paid summer research opportunities are now at risk. Campus leaders and experts warn the cuts will disproportionately affect low‑income and first‑generation students who benefited from those supports. Administrations defending the cuts argue the eligibility thresholds tied to race or ethnicity risk legal challenges; college leaders counter that HSIs serve diverse and economically vulnerable populations and that the funding drove measurable student outcomes.